Rod Lees
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Navy Deck Crew (Modern Crew)Published: October 6, 2017 Videoaviation is a small company out of Italy manufacturing big things; in this case, they provide large scale modelers the items missing from many of our 1/32 models to bring them to life, particularly in a diorama setting if you have room! In this case, a crew of modern day carrier crew members in action poses. First, kudos to Videoaviation for providing total instructions, including… more |
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SU-34 Landing GearPublished: September 20, 2017 Again, a (British term) “Lovely” set of cast metal gear to help your model stand on its own without looking like Bambi on pond ice after a few months. This set is the usual SAC total replacement of the kit items, with improved assembly and ease of installation. Whereas on this kit you are required to capture a wire between the strut halves for strength (which is still an improvement… more |
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SU-17 Landing Gear for KittyhawkPublished: September 20, 2017 SAC once again provides a very nice set of cast metal gear to help your model stand out in public places. This set is the usual SAC total replacement of the kit items, with improved assembly and ease of installation. The major benefit In this case is the axle assemblies are metal verses plastic. No broken off axles after a hard landing (just bend the gear back into place)… more |
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SU-27 Landing Gear for Hobbyboss KitPublished: September 19, 2017 SAC once again provides a very nice set of cast metal gear to help your model stand out in public places. This set is the usual SAC total replacement of the kit items, with improved assembly and ease of installation. The other benefit I n this case is the axle assemblies are metal verses plastic. No broken off axles after a hard landing (just bend the gear back into place). The… more |
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Hunter F.6/FGA.9 Aerobatic TeamsPublished: February 3, 2020 Extreme gratitude from IPMS USA and this reviewer to Hobbico for providing us this kit… it’s been a while off the radar and we’re pleased it’s back! This kit was originally released around 1997 or so, if I remember correctly. At the time it was (and still is) the best of the 1/48 kits of this famous British fighter, and was considered to be the “UK Sabre” of its day with… more |
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Liberator Mk III/V "Coastal Command"Published: September 11, 2017 Extreme gratitude from IPMS USA and this reviewer to Hobbico for providing us this kit… it’s been a while off the radar and we’re pleased it’s back! This kit was originally released as a B-24D back in around 1999, if I remember correctly. At the time it was (and still is) the best of the 1/72 kits of this multi-use aircraft, and in Hasegawa’s normal practice, this time is released in… more |
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Lockheed F-35A Lightning IIPublished: December 8, 2021 Hobbico and Italeri USA once again earn appreciation from IPMS USA for providing a sample of a long-awaited product, the Italeri 1/32 F-35 Lightning II. Of course, the usual bow and thanks go to IPMS USA leadership for sending me this kit! This kit is a medium sized box containing Italeri’s standard medium gray plastic, yellow-tinted clear canopy and other parts, a photoetch fret for… more |
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F-35A Lightning II Landing Gear (Ita)Published: August 17, 2017 The normal thanks to Ross at SAC and his working crew for developing and producing an excellent metal set to replace the kit items, and IPMS USA for providing it to me to use! Once again the jackpot is hit with another SAC gear replacement set. For the unaware, the Italeri 1/32 F-35A is a rather weighty model, and the kit gear is provided in multiple parts, all plastic. SAC does a few… more |
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Multiple Ejector Rack (MER)Published: August 7, 2017 Sincere appreciation from IPMS USA goes to Eduard for their having once again provided a sample copy of a long-awaited product, the Multiple Ejector Rack, and the usual wave of thanks to the IPMS USA leadership for ensuring I received it! First off: when someone develops a B-52F/D for a Vietnam diorama, I’ll be ordering an extra two of these sets… because the external weapon pylons on… more |
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Triple Ejector Rack (TER)Published: August 5, 2017 Extreme appreciation from IPMS USA goes to Eduard for their having once again provided a sample copy of a long-awaited product, the Triple Ejector Rack, and the usual wave of thanks to the IPMS USA leadership for ensuring I received it! This set contains 50 parts for five TER’s; the resin bodies, Sway braces with ejector pins, TER hanging lugs to put them on the aircraft carrying beams… more |